Kyiv had long requested permission to use U.S. weapons to launch strikes deep into Russia before the Biden administration gave the go-ahead.

The Defense Department has withheld approval for attacks as the White House has sought to entice Moscow to open peace talks.

The Pentagon has been quietly blocking Ukraine from using U.S.-made long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv's ability to employ these weapons in its defense against Moscow's invasion,

The Pentagon on Friday fired the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency as well as two top Navy officials, one of whom had close ties to the Navy’s Norfolk community.

In a news conference after the strikes, Hegseth tore into the media and accused the press of misrepresenting the facts. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP "You, the press, specifically you,

The ouster of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse is latest in series of moves to purge the US intelligence community and install Trump loyalists in top positions.